DAS Delivers Updated Mission

At its retreat on May 12, 2025, the Department of Architectural Science agreed to refine its Mission Statement. The last mission was shaped in 2006, when the Department was in the process of adding new graduate programs and adjusting its undergraduate curriculum for accreditation in alignment with the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB). 

The newly refined DAS Mission maintains its four core purposes - to advance high-quality programs, professionalism, interdisciplinarity, and research - while enhancing Departmental commitments to experiential learning, critical thinking, environmental stewardship, and inclusion.

DAS Mission:

(approved May 12, 2025)

Deliver high-quality programs that equip graduates for success by integrating architecture, building science, and project management, and providing exceptional collaborative and experiential learning opportunities.

Prepare forward-thinking professionals for effective leadership roles in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and related fields by cultivating critical thinking, creative innovation, and interdisciplinary engagement with diverse contexts.

Champion an integrated and adaptive approach to architecture as a social, technical, environmental, political, and culturally responsive practice that addresses complex global challenges and evolving societal needs.

Cultivate an inclusive environment of diverse perspectives and scholarly, research and creative activities, wherein everyone is respected and enabled to thrive.